ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the appointment and re-appointment of the following 85 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. * * * Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Mathews "Mat" Swift earned his bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Georgia and his J.D. from the Walter F. George School of Law. Following graduatio  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOHN SPOSATO, age 72, a resident of Kiln, Mississippi, pleaded guilty on January 18, 2024 before United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 1344. According to court documents, SPOSATO began serving a three-year pe  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * "The education gains we're seeing in Mississippi are unprecedented. "From this all-time high graduation rate to the Mississippi Miracle, our state is preparing our students to be both well-rounded and ready to take on rewarding careers. "With new jobs and investments pouring in, it's clear that the strength of tomorrow's workforce starts in today's classroom. "Thank you t  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Jan. 19 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: Attorney General Drew Wrigley joined a coalition of 25 states in a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new rule unlawful. The new rule pertains to the procedures under which states submit state implementation plans as mandated by Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. "The EPA has no authority to overreg  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2024: In a show of support for competition in the labor market, the United States Department of Justice has joined the multistate bipartisan antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA that was filed in December and joined by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. That lawsuit challenges the NCAA's transfer eligibility rule as an illegal restraint on college athletes' ability to sel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: This Week: Secretary Haaland wraps up a visit to Tribal communities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama; Interior leaders salute the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis and BLM announce a new roadmap for solar energy development across the West; there's $40 million in funding available for fish habitat restoration in California; USGS reveals its newest  more